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Archive Home > 2008 > July > 23 > Officer who hid obesity surgery may be fired

Officer who hid obesity surgery may be fired

By The Associated Press / The Bulletin
July 23, 2008

PORTLAND — Portland policewoman Christina Nelson couldn’t control her weight, but didn’t want to tell her fellow officers about planned surgery to help fix it.

“Out of embarrassment, I kept it quiet,” she said. It may cost Nelson her job.

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